On Saturday, the Calgary Flames battled for a good chunk of the game but lost a close one to the Edmonton Oilers. On Sunday against the Ottawa Senators, the Flames looked like a team playing their second game in as many nights for the first 40 minutes. But they found another gear in the third period and managed to force overtime. They lost to the Senators 4-3 in a shootout.
The rundown
The opening 20 minutes were very low event, with several minutes often unfolding between burst of offense here and there.
Ottawa opened the scoring off a weird one.